Interaction Techniques for Non-planar and Flexible Computing Devices Based on OLED and E-Ink Display Technologies

电泳墨水（E-Ink）和有机发光二极管（OLED）技术，结合薄膜，柔性电路衬底，开始提供如此薄和柔性的显示器，它们被称为数字纸。这些技术将允许显示器围绕任何形式的表面弯曲，3D或柔性。图形用户界面（GUI）是为平面、单显示、单坐标输入/输出而发明的。它对于新一代的非平面计算机来说太有限了。这类计算机需要在输入技术上取得重大进展，以感知多手、多指触摸以及形状转换和触觉。该项目的总体目标是为非平面计算机开发新的有机用户界面（OUI）技术。我们建议这些ui将具有基于形状的多点触摸输入，可以在任何3D形状或形式的环绕薄膜柔性显示表面上操作。这些包括弯曲和灵活的设计，以及纺织品、塑料、纸板和纸状计算机的实现。为了实现这一目标，我们的第一个目标将是开发非平面显示器的输入技术。然后，我们将为这些计算机开发交互技术和应用程序。然后，这些技术将在任意形式的刚性和柔性显示上实现。最后，交互技术、应用和概念产品将通过用户研究进行实证检验和验证。研究将由皇后大学计算机学院的研究人员、研究生和本科生与加拿大欧特克研究院和东京大学的顶尖研究人员以及fuseproject的工业设计师Yves Behar合作进行。预期的结果包括一些未来的概念产品，例如，一个灵活的绿色电子书阅读器。研究成果的商业化将通过Queen’s PARTEQ Innovations与Autodesk的合作进行协调。研究的经济效益包括新部门的发展以及为新部门培训高素质的人员。其结果是，绿色显示技术比它们所取代的技术消耗更少的能源。

Electrophoretic Ink (E-Ink) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technologies, combined with thin-film, flexible circuit substrates are starting to deliver displays that are so thin and flexible, they are referred to as digital paper. These technologies will allow for displays that curve around the surface of any form, 3D or flexible. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) was invented for flat, single-display, single-coordinate input/output. It is too limited for this new generation of non-flat computers. Major advances on input technologies are required for such computers to sense multi-handed, multi-finger touch as well as shape transformation and haptics. The overall goal of this project is the development of new Organic User Interface (OUI) techniques for non-flat computers. We propose that these OUIs will feature shape-based multi-touch inputs that operate on wrap-around thin-film, flexible display surfaces that come in any 3D shape or form. These involve curved and flexible designs, as well as implementations of textile, plastic, cardboard, and paper-like computers. To achieve this goal, our first objective will be to develop input techniques for non-flat displays. We will then develop interaction techniques and applications for such computers. These techniques will then be implemented on rigid and flexible displays of arbitrary forms. Finally, interaction techniques, applications and concept products will be tested and validated empirically through user studies. Research will be conducted by researchers and graduate and undergraduate students at Queen's School of Computing in collaboration with top researchers at Autodesk Research Canada and the University of Tokyo, and industrial designer Yves Behar at fuseproject. The expected outcomes include a number of concept products of the future, e.g., a flexible green e-book reader. Commercialization of research results will be in coordinated through Queen's PARTEQ Innovations in cooperation with Autodesk. Economic benefits of the research include new sector development as well as the training of highly qualified personnel for that new sector. The outcome includes green display technologies that consume less energy than the technologies they replace.